When Learning Goal Orientation Leads to Learning From Failure: The Roles of Negative Emotion Coping Orientation and Positive Grieving

Frontiers in Psychology

Wenlong Yuan¹  Shanghao Song²  Wenzhou Wang²  Xiaoxuan Chen² 

[1] Department of Business Administration, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;Department of Human Resource Management, Business School, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;

关键词: learning from failure;    learning goal orientation;    loss orientation;    restoration orientation;    positive grieving;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.608256

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Considering failure is a common result in project management, how to effectively learn from failure has becoming a more and more important topic for managers. Drawing on the goal orientation theory and grief recovery theory, the purpose of this paper is to clarify the impact of learning goal orientation on learning from failure. Furthermore, this paper examines the mediating effect of two negative emotion coping orientations (restoration orientation and loss orientation) and the moderating effect of positive grieving in this relationship. The results indicated that: (1) A learning goal orientation is positively related to learning from failure; (2) As a dual-path mediation model, restoration orientation and loss orientation mediate the relationship between a learning goal orientation and learning from failure; and (3) Positive grieving negatively moderates the relationship between a loss orientation and learning from failure.

【 授权许可】

CC BY